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ECON2104

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HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS

EconomicsSocial and Behavioral Sciences

Subject Code

ECON

Course Number

2104

Department(s)

Course Description

(Cross-listed as PUBH 2104.) This course will introduce the basic theoretical concepts of Neoclassical economics and explain their application to the study of health care in the United States. There are basically two approaches to health care reform : government regulation and market competition. This course will explore the economic underpinnings of these two approaches. It will also examine specific policy proposals and assess their relative strengths and weaknesses.

Course Attributes

Disability Studies, Q2-Quant Across the Curriculm

Units

4

Restrictions

Cannot be enrolled in one of the following Classes: First-Year (FR)